St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-03-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

Pierre Lorillard's tOboggan slide at
Tuxedo Park, near New York. is exactly
one mile long and the descent is fire.
Quently made in Just one minute Of
time.-N r. Tribune.
The Marquis de Morcs. the million.
aire cowboy of Montana, has leased
house in New York for four months.
paying 81. 600 for the rent Of the house
and furniture.
"A tunnel twelve miles long is to be
run in Nevada County. California. for
/ the purpose of draining certain mines
in that section. A company with 81.
100000 capital has been formed to dc
the work.
-'Featherbone." an article prepareo
from the quilts Of geese and turkeys. is
largely taking the place Of whalebone
in the manufacture Of whips. etc.. 70,
which whalebone was formerly used ex
clusively. Chicago Times.
Hero is q lesson from . boy that
some older person might well heed:
..Why did you not pocket some? No,
body was there to see you." Il was
there, and l never intend to see myself
do mean thing. Albany Journal.
William H. Warner, connecticut
murderer and suicide, left a document
ordering that his body should be held for
one week after his supposed death. and
that he be buried face downward. all of
which directions were religiously OBJ
served by his friends.
The owner of the Philadelphia
theater which was burned a few days
ago gave a check for $3.50 to have the
fireman who was killed properly i'm
TERED. another check for $500 to the
widow, with the assurance that she
should receive pension Of five dollars
. month as long as she lived.
"A fat woman entered a crowded
street-car and seizing a strap. stood on
a gentleman's toes. As soon as he could
extricate himself he arose and offered
her his seat You are very kind, sir"
she said. "Not at all. madam" he re-
piled; Its not . kindness, it's self
defense. IN Y Sun.
One day in July New York youth
wandered into cigar store, and. buy
ing cigar, lighted it with an alcohol
lighter. On returning the light to the
tube an explosion took place and the
young man was severely burned
about the face. Recently he recovered
one hundred dollars damages from the
proprietor of the store.-N 7. Herald.
-'.Would you believe it. dearest.
that on the eve of our marriage l have
a terrible dread about this step We are
going to takc?'' ''Really?' Il love
the city, the world. the noise and ac-
tivity, while you, on the contrary. do
not care for any of these things. Will
we 10 able to agree?'' Certainly.
We shall see so little of each other.'-
French Fun.
The Cinnamon of Newark, N. j.,
are anxious to become American citi-
xens. Recently they held meeting and
appointed committee to 60 to WASH
ington to see If something can't be done
by which they may be permitted to take
out naturalization papers. They intend.
thew saw, never to return to the FlOwery
kingdom. and wish to settle down here
and enjoy all the privileges that m
American citizen possesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Thompson. Of
East Bridgewater, are probably the
oldest married couple in Massachusetts,.
They celebrated the seventy-second an
niversary Of their marriage the other
day. and all of their children were
present to wish them joy. Mr.. Thomp-
son is ninety-five years old and can
read without the aid of spectacles, but
his hearing is poor, while his wife's
oversight is not what it used to be, but
her hearing is acute. Boston Herald.
"A writer in the Boston Post says.
''Some years ago noticed for the first
time frail young girl who had taken
her position as candy seller in door,
way. upon a particularly cold street.
I marked her appearance with sigh.
feeling sure that the severity of single
winter Nvould consign her to an early
grave. But what has been the result?
She has sal, in the same place ever since.
and instead o. going into decline she
has improved il looks year by year.
and is now positively robust"
Fifteen years agc. G. l. Larme was
scalped by the Sioux Indians in the
western part Of the then Territory OF
Colorado. Monday he wandered into
Waco. Tex. sick. weary and without
money. He had been rowing about in
the mountains for fifteen years. His
wounds are still open, and when he lifts
his hat and raises the bandages he pre-
sents a CHASTITY spectacle. Many old
frontiersmen gathered about him. and
the old fash leapcd into their eyes as
they listened to his pitiful story. Steps
are being taken to permanently relieve
his necessities. Tribune.
THE billiards out in Dakota ale
20 terrible" said = man just in from
the North. that the people string
clothcs-lincs from their homes to the
out-houses in order that they may pass
to and fro during the prevalence OF one
Of these storms without running the
risk Of losing their way in their own
yards. One can not see three feet
ahead in . Dakota blizzard, and If he
once loses his bearings he is almost Ger.
tain to drift out upon the prairie and
perish before assistance can reach him.
With the aid Of rope man is enabled
to grope about his own yard with COM